P. 10 - LA PLAYA
APRIL / ABRIL 2014
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ROMPIENDO LA OLA AT
IFF PANAMÁ
A
nnie Canavaggio’s
“Romper La Ola”
(Breaking
the
Wave) will screen at this
year’s International Film
Festival (IFF) Panama.
The documentary about
three
Santa
Catalina
Surfers, Oli, Deivis and
Cholito,
explores
the
challenges of becoming a
professional surfer in a
small town. Last May, the
trio along with Gary
Saavedra, (a long-time,
well-known Panamanian
surfer),
represented
Panama in the 2013 ISA
World Surfing Games
(WSG) in Santa Catalina.
The games came to an
emotional close with Oli
taking home a silver medal
on his home break.
Playacommunity had the
opportunity to speak with
Annie Canavaggio last
year at the ISA WSG. At
the time, Annie had been
in Santa Catalina for 5
years. With an extensive
background in filmmaking,
Annie wanted to use her
talent to bring light to what
surfing meant to the 3
loc [